pocket watch with stand, 1877
Also known as: ceas de buzunar cu suport, 1877
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1877
pocket watch with stand, 1877 is held by National Museum of Romanian Navy, dated 1877. Museum description: Nickel-plated watch with a dial cover. White enamel dial, with Roman numerals.
On the dial below, the seconds hand. Right side, the winding crown of the movement, with a bow ring. It is mounted on a stand with navigational elements.; remarks: It is part of a limited series of watches conferred in a ceremony by the municipality of Craiova to the crews of the coastal batteries at Calafat in the War of Independence. It belonged to Gheorghe Strâmbeanu, gunner at the coastal batteries at Calafat (1877-1878).
The museum record gives measurements diameter - 5 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver; steel; glass
- Dimensions
- diamterul - 5 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_0683c1591f114faab85a14bb1096ecbf
- Museum object name
- ceas de buzunar cu suport
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Romanian Navy
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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